Author: Golden Yug

Owner deviating from residential approved site plan didn’t construct Verandah towards front side in left side followed by informal in the middle sitting room , toilet, lobby , kitchen and bedroom on ground floor. Similarly on first and 2nd floors, the owner didn’t construct balcony , toilet , bedroom which means in absence of all this in no way this construction is considered residential construction GY CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAR 5 Posh residential areas Gandhi Nagar, Trikuta Nagar, Shastri Nagar and Channi Himmat are fast turning into breeding grounds for unauthorized conversion of residential properties for commercial purposes. Housing colonies…

Govt placed him I/C Junior Engineer Diploma Holder overruling exercise of powers of SRO-180 of 26th May 1997, Engineering Subordinate Service Recruitment Rules, 1997 wherein method of recruitment from Draftsman (Civil) Promotion through Departmental promotion committee as Junior Engineer Diploma holder needed 3 years Diploma course from recognized institute and for JE degree holder needed 4 years Degree from a recognized institution or AMIE from institution of Engineers India. The Draftsman promoted as Junior Engineer diploma holder totally against subordinate Engineering recruitment rules of SRO 180 GY CORRESPONDENT JAMMU, MAR 4 One Draftsman Waqar Ahmed who is presently posted as…

Owner was allowed first and 2nd floor 87.59 sqm (942 sqft) each, the owner was duty bound to leave front 3.96 mtr, rear-2.135 mtr, side-1, 1 mtr. As per approved site plan, the existing ground floor was shown as 106 sqm(1140 Sqft) whereas as per registry of residential ground floor in Court of law the existing ground floor was shown 1333 Sqft besides as per approved site plan, the violations of front and rear side were typically marked in green reminding owner to demolish these violations before start of proposed first and 2nd floor construction but was not done by…

Owner didn’t raise residential construction on ground floor like bedroom, lobby, kitchen, toilet and also cut out for ventilation and also staircase towards front side was also not constructed but to hoodwink general public and JMC Authorities kept 2 ft size two windows and small size door 2 ft in size in middle of these two windows to show construction being residential as walls adjoin with it was deliberately constructed as temporary walls with a intention to remove them easily and also didn’t leave area as mandatory in setbacks like the owner left front 10.6ft when he was duty bound…

Dy Commissioner South, JMC  surprisingly on his own calculation declares existing violations at site less than 10%  claiming violations on one side of setbacks are beyond limit of compounding directing owner to demolish violations without serving relevant notice under UBBL-2021/JMC Act 2000 Owner makes mockery of JMC BOCA Authority by restarting violated commercial construction on residential plot in Jan 2025 when approved site plan had lapsed and without getting site plan approved afresh on the basis of presentation by owner to renovate his premises instead of dismantling violations allows start of unauthorized construction on RCC pillars from ground floor  and…

As per JMC Act 2000 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021, JMC Commissioner beyond his power of jurisdiction de-sealed premises without any intervention from competent court but was done to benefit owner being influential and well-off person in the society. Owner didn’t remove violations even after lapse of more than 48 days and also didn’t fully restored basement for public parking and also didn’t demolish unauthorized 4th floor. According to notice under section 253(1) of JMC Act 2000 vide No. JMC/DC(S)/Enf/455-58 dated 17-2-2025, the violations exceeded considerably including basement violations 1712 sqft which was earlier 398 sqft, ground floor violations 3644…

JMC did not take requisite action against construction of three unauthorized shops despite Dy General Manager through a letter informed Joint Commissioner JMC that three year validity of approved site plan granted by JMC dated 26-11-2018 had already lapsed as the owner started construction of unauthorized three shops after nearly six years of getting site plan dated 26-11-2018 demanding action against owner as per Uniform Policy of J&K Housing Board. Had the JMC served BOCA demolition notice under JMC Act 2000/UBBL-2021 when print media highlighted unauthorized commercial construction along with pictures dated 22-10-2024, 31-12-2024, 21-2-2025 now the owner would not…

JMC did not take requisite action against construction of three unauthorized shops despite Dy General Manager through a letter informed Joint Commissioner JMC that three year validity of approved site plan granted by JMC dated 26-11-2018 had already lapsed as the owner started construction of unauthorized three shops after nearly six years of getting site plan dated 26-11-2018 demanding action against owner as per Uniform Policy of J&K Housing Board. Now at present violated commercial construction is going on and the main walls towards front side have been raised to a considerable height which is evident from the pictures published…

Channi Himmat Residents Association President Adv VK Grover in a meeting has urged Commissioner JMC and MD Housing Board not to establish Rehri Zone covering parking of Shamshan Ghat as existing parking was primarily established to facilitate traffic during cremation at the Shamshan Ghat which is already facing shortage of space to accommodate vehicles who attend cremation being primary road to move further in lanes and adjoining areas particularly towards railway track in sector-3 As far as question of street vendors is concerned, Divisional Commissioner, Inspector General of Police of both wings executive and traffic, Senior Superintending Police , Commissioner…

The owner contrary to approved site plan Stage-1st construction to construct stilt floor which is for parking purpose of general public on ground floor which has to be kept opened from all sides but this unique stilt floor is occupied by concrete brick walls from all sides which means it can never be termed as stilt floor with the help of then enforcement staff deputed in Channi Himmat area Owner constructed stilt floor 750 Sqft against sanctioned 450 Sqft and rest three floors all in equal size that is 750 Sqft and even didn’t construct third floor as residential thus…